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Then all Israel gathered themselves to David at Hebron, saying, "Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
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And moreover in times past, even when Saul was king, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel; and the LORD thy God said unto thee, `Thou shalt feed My people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over My people Israel.'"
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Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king at Hebron, and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Samuel.
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And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jebus, where the Jebusites were, the inhabitants of the land.
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And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, "Thou shalt not come hither." Nevertheless David took the citadel of Zion, which is the City of David.